We are seeking a Deputy Ward Manager/ANP to join us within our Inpatient Unit on a permanent basis, with 37.5 contracted hours per week.

This role offers an excellent opportunity to become a fundamental member of the inpatient unit, supporting in leading the team, and the continual professional development of current staff.

The role will also be essential in the continued development and growth of the nurse-led service, working alongside all members of the MDT in regard to admissions, emergency admissions, and complex discharge planning.

Please note: we are not part of the NHS and regrettably we do not hold a licence to enable visa sponsorship, The successful candidate will be responsible for providing inspirational and motivational management and clinical leadership to the inpatient team, with the aim to deliver a high standard of specialist palliative care, in conjunction with the Ward Manager and the multi-disciplinary team on the inpatient unit, and with other Mountbatten teams providing support to patients and their carers.

They will work closely with clinical colleagues to establish and maintain high quality clinical care across all care settings as an integral part of a multi-professional team, and work within the four pillars of practice as a palliative care Advanced Nurse Practitioner.

As part of your role, you will assess, plan and review patients on the Inpatient Unit as necessary; directing and providing care including appropriate investigations, initiating treatments and prescribing independently, supporting nurse-led admissions.

Mountbatten Hampshire is part of the Mountbatten Group, and its sister Hospice is Mountbatten Isle of Wight.

We pride ourselves on providing expert care and support to our communities across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, who are facing death, dying and bereavement.

Our vision at Mountbatten is of a world where all dying people and those closest to them, have access to expert care of the highest quality, provided by compassionate and professional teams.

Our Values

We care about what we do. We appreciate that people are different and we are kind and compassionate to our patients and families, to our local community and to each other

We are experts in our field. We are professional at all times, aspiring to be the best that we can be in everything that we do

We are innovative and bold. We respond quickly and creatively to the changing needs of our society within the scope of our human and financial resources

We respect our community. We exist for our local population, now and into the future, and we believe that we can achieve more together by working in partnership with others